#suiciderisk — Public Fediverse posts

Transgender and nonbinary youth whose pronouns are respected attempt suicide less: report

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/exclusives/pronoun-respect-transgender-suicide-attempts

#Laws #restricting #transgender #rights linked to uptick in #suicideattempts among #trans #youth.

In a #study published Thursday in the #peerreviewed #scientific #journal #NatureHumanBehaviour, #researchers at #TheTrevorProject explored the #causalrelationship between #antitrans #laws and #suiciderisk between 2018 and 2022, concluding such #laws significantly increased past-year #suicide attempts reported by #transgender #and nonbinary youth.

https://thehill.com/homenews/lgbtq/4899804-anti-transgender-laws-youth-mental-health/

#AntiLGBTQ+ #laws linked to higher rates of #suicidal #ideation in #queer #students: #report

Attending schools with #antiLGBTQ+ #policies is associated with "poorer #mentalhealth and higher #suiciderisk" among #LGBTQ+ #youth.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Education #MentalHealth #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #Hategroups #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews

https://www.advocate.com/news/anti-lgbtq-laws-schools-depression-suicide

At a national level, having strong welfare, accessible health services and progressive attitudes towards mental health are shown to reduce suicide and mental illness. On an individual basis, reaching out to others, having supportive social networks, rethinking our identities and developing financial knowledge may help us all weather current and future crises.

What’s a useful hash tag for when you’re really #depressed and #suicidal? #suicide #SuicidalThoughts #suicideprevention #suiciderisk #mentalillness #mentalhealth